Former Miami Marlins pitcher Mark Buehrle and his agent, Jeff Barry, have fired back at the team, issuing a joint statement Wednesday that expresses their view on whether free agents signed by the Marlins last offseason were dealt with truthfully, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported.

“I’m upset with how things turned out in Miami,” Buehrle said in the statement, according to the newspaper. “Just like the fans in South Florida, I was lied to on multiple occasions. But I’m putting it behind me and looking forward to moving on with my career.”

The statement came two days after Marlins president of baseball operations Larry Beinfest, asked directly on a Monday conference call about reports of “verbal assurances” given to Buehrle and free agent shortstop Jose Reyes, said not only did any assurances not come from him but also he wasn’t privy to any, either.

If he had made any such assurances, Beinfest said, he would have put them in writing.

“In an off-season of change and uncertainty, the overriding factor in Mark’s signing with Miami was (new manager) Ozzie Guillen and the level of comfort his presence provided Mark and his family,” Barry said in his statement, as quoted by the Sun-Sentinel. “While the Marlins were the highest bidder, baseball had already made Mark a wealthy man, so money was far from the most important factor in his decision.

“Throughout the recruiting process, the Marlins made repeated assurances about their long-term commitment to Mark and his family and their long-term commitment to building a winning tradition of Marlins baseball in the new stadium. This was demonstrated by their already completed signings of Ozzie, Heath Bell and Jose Reyes.

“At the same time, given the Marlins’ history, we were all certainly aware of and voiced concern about the lack of no-trade protection. This is unquestionably a business, and signing with the Marlins was a calculated risk. Mark held up his end of the bargain; unfortunately, the same can't be said of the Marlins.”

Team president David Samson responded Wednesday that the Marlins didn't lie to Buehrle, but instead were compelled to make drastic changes after a disastrous season that included a last-place finish and disappointing attendance in a new ballpark.

"I'm as sorry as he is that he was traded," Samson said during his weekly radio show on WINZ-AM in Miami. "There was no way we could have envisioned what happened, both on and off the field."

This Marlins ownership, since its arrival in 2002, has never given a full no-trade clause.

After a 69-93 season in which the Marlins finished last in the NL East, despite a $101 million payroll, Guillen was fired and Buerhle and Reyes were part of a 12-player trade that sent them to the Toronto Blue Jays.

Reyes’ agent, Chris Leible, this week told The Miami Herald that Reyes was “shocked” by the trade and had been “told many times he wasn’t going anywhere.”

Though Buehrle, 33, signed a four-year contract worth $58 million, he wound up pitching only one season in Miami, going 13-13 with a 3.74 ERA.